Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-08-24

e1ts en edse s
NJ snMs
~ that That . com "a pany hss for ths lat
IA, mar ~ ianS ss.o u SsauUH ~ ~
claim That ihe lands do not beionr "a rs INT
whose property st 1T exemps from IsIatinIs,'
/ Nov 81 while you are aware that I do not be-
aannt esner nonest g vaMa in law.
question. But wish "a s can yonr sttentio ton
Ito the ,nnquestionab fact that II this com
2Mn a t nc owns
last Twelve years 81 more rs has not Maid one
dollar 81 taxes. A Joint committee Of the
ssnste ana nouse sor rainer me minority ot
last winter. caused thia nneation "a be invass
Itgated. and discovered this to be the fact
~ shn ousvage ol slcn dlmenslons as ~
do yonr best Ia resnefv. tSeyasnres n
| 20 not asking too much of you and the state
aaalsor to zee that the assessor q hamsey
That com,snv r. z domesttc cnrnnrsttov
whose principal place Of business IL sts ST.
rauL ana It's personal property is taxable
arfp frnM te II "a ~ wH;sh =
legally and fraudulently evaded Tor the last
9weel v years q. more can be now assessed
once - fhef andp uos ao.lon e saAen -
You have, 4 believe, Ia your possession the
Gasa wnion proves gu the facts above stated.
Is The avidenne hich aue ~ IS NJ yos.
sessionsof any Of these matters. / had In
hsS len g nave written you about this before
overInnF the ma ttar lae y
rHn nrIrr,r 81 3*.3
# {fssS IL
- ..l ullslng tne taxatlon OF the mortgage Was
y 9 comp me company 70 pay taxes on
.t. g. g, second, GO compel " an the suit
.oucnlnR tne taxation OF the lands) to aban-
uon sne claln tnat y was merely moftgagee
anu not owner or sucn lands. TO have erect
= }el.ne1 woul - nave resulted 10 the collee-
tlon OF me tax que 70 the state. It perhaps
laaue vely iit.le oinerenoe TO the state which
~, = tne ianus s. the mortgage. AFTER
that letter, the mortgage; was taxed or SUCH
49,. = Aon :, 90 wele neces-
=, 4 80 - - : ~. a1u .noie &c
e ~ ~, w - 49, .aAee
atort aaon nno ,s,s.s M. 80 ~ -
..a,, 10 ~. :. :. COCO
vea =, - aaan,a., .hat -. p, 10
Nod J. -, T. $500 49, Aa1
on,,ld ,,aIa.,.a. =. -. .,..'...,.
pal larrar,,a,,a : T., 49, s.s..-..
.,n,a, 5. = ~ $500 "
o1ta s.,,,,,, $3.50 -. = 80 :.
~. ..o .anus - .uo
!, ..a.an. :. !. !. uou
1870, =, ..s.ss...e :. -. 80. '.Ao
h,,, :. NJ :, -, $50 g ano
e =, s,,.,,s $500 aaas. 80. e
,,.t,.,,+as ). $500, 80 - - pseoutuss :. Uoto
80 %
- Is t,a q p.,,' :. cs,sa ,,..,l so"pau
,,o,,y .,h,o,, go - so-
mi ,,ravant .hs ,a~otta., - 80 :. o mn
NA1S AOaAuos n0t
,,,s, ~ 80 = s.,,,.,a = ,ss3 ouns
h,s h,,t - 49, $500 800; 4 = ~. .ue .anus 10y A.a-
aaa,.,a. - ia z 'uo
thts sa,,. 49,. 81. -. - auo
:. 49,. go w" s'ue
- -.
SEQUEL OF THIS NARRATIVE
,s hr,aav +o,d Knnn,, j. :. ~
y,oa st,,, is.,,,, ~ -
:, o- a.e 800. - e
.,ta; -. 80 = = 49, So -
sans..a, > ~ ~ 'e NV 3 "ke nau pe'en
by one of the attorneys who represented the 4
800 - .no pIo.seuns ~ euioroe tne tax
-. 49, peen u's.'eseu
$500 - s.a... =. ,uo s'"ee .nno ple.
), = ,Mo. onoe'
- ..l....s :. ~ "
49,. :, ~
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3, s, ~, ~. !. ~ u vpauy
80 = : = :. - taNe
= I. .i.e a.lu
az = -. !. :. 80 - :. -. ueo.or
,,a,, aa,,.. = ..oe, : ua..
:. :. $500, :, 49, s.ss, -. sne .ne
linquent from it's embarrassment and left i. at
liberty to proceed with Its efforts to prevent
the taxation Of the lands without ex-
posing Itself to the alternative OF paying tho
tax due on the mortgage. This truly is bad
enough and shameful enough, but It is not
all. In the closing days Of the last session Of
the LEGISLATURE bill was Ia some way gotten
through which was intended to. and II it were
9 valid law, would reiievesthe company from
any tax on the lands for years prior to 1884.
As most OF the members: Of the legislature.